Question

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 1before setting down. High desert winds had   2the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be   3the city for a few minutes waiting to   4. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened  5there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车)  6by comparison.

The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt  7and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n)8space because it only 9to increase the discomfort of the situation.

  About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very 10.

There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 11noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A  12was having a good time! With each bump of the13!he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this，I 14that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his    15He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from  16.He was 17the ride  because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and   18back into my seat，pretending I was   19on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  20to  giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1.A. mistake      B. delay      C. change   D. wind

2.A. forced       B. warned     C. swept    D. reminded

3.A. watching     B. visiting    C. circling   D. crossing

4.A. arrive       B. enter       C. stop     D. land

5.A. if           B. though     C. because  D. while

6.A. light        B. pale        C. easy     D. quick

7.A. sick         B. nervous     C. angry    D. afraid

8.A. empty        B. narrow     C. secret   D. open

9.A. happens      B. continues   C. fails     D. serves

10.A. quiet         B. hot        C.  dirty    D.  crowded

11.A. partly         B.  gradually     C. shortly     D. clearly

12.A. pilot           B. baby          C.  guard     D.  man

13.A. seats          B.  passengers     C. flight     D. airplane

14.A. realized       B.  hoped        C.  agreed    D.  insisted

15.A. health       B. safety           C. joy        D. future

16.A. teachers         B. books         C.  experience   D.  practice

17.A. learning     B.  taking      C.  missing       D.  enjoying

18.A. sat        B. lay            C. went            D. rode

19.A. nearly      B.  finally      C.  really          D.  suddenly

20.A. attempted    B.  managed     C.  wanted       D.  decided

Answer

1.答案：B

解析：根据 “High desert winds…to close all but one runway”可知因沙尘暴关闭所有的跑道，只留一条，故应为延时降落。

2.答案：A

解析：因为沙尘暴迫使机场关闭跑道。 B为“警告”；C意为“打扫，席卷”；D意为“提醒”，均不符合题意

3.答案：C

解析：飞机在等待降落的过程中应该是绕城市盘旋。故应选C。 A. watch用于着动态的场面； B. visit意为“参观，拜访”； D. cross意为“横穿”

4.答案：D

解析：根据上下文句意可知，飞机要绕城市盘旋几分钟以便等待着陆

5.答案：C

解析：句意为；“我们被告知仍在座位上坐好，系好安全带，因为飞机可能有颠簸。”此处应为because引导的原因状语从句

6.答案：B

解析：make…pale by comparison “使……相形见绌”，此处用以强调飞机在空中极不稳定

7.答案：A

解析：句意为：“象过山车一样的巨烈运动使旅客恶心而不得不用呕吐袋。A. sick 意为“恶心的”；B. nervous意为“紧张的”； C. angry 意为“生气的”；D. afraid意为“害怕的”。

8.答案B解析：此空前的that指的是using airsickness bags，也就是发生在飞机上狭小空间中的呕吐，因此选用narrow“狭窄的”，后面的space指的是飞机内部空间。empty 意为“空的”，secret意为“秘密的”，均不合题意。

9.答案A解析：在这种情形下本来就很难受，在飞机上呕吐使得这种难受更加强烈，此处serve意为“起……作用，用作……”。

10.答案：A

解析：根据后面的 a sense of anxiety and fear可知，人们都很紧张、焦虑，在这种情形下飞机上的人一定是静悄悄的。

11.答案：D

解析：飞机上的焦躁不安，应该是能够很明显的被感觉到，故选clearly

12.答案：B

解析：从后文中的 “he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried…Those are what we grown—ups have learned …”他不知道害怕和着急……，那是我们成年人……，可推测出应该是孩子

13.答案：D

解析：应是飞机的每一次颠簸让孩子体验坐过山车一样的感受，孩子发出咯咯的笑声

14.答案：A

解析：句意为我意识到孩子不知道他应该害怕和担心

15.答案：B

解析：应是为他的安全担心

16.答案：C

解析：成人都是从孩子时代过来的。是成人的亲身经历让他们知道孩子不知道什么是害怕和担心

17.答案：D

解析：因为孩子不知道害怕，自然是在飞机的颠簸中享受坐过山车般的快乐

18.答案：A

解析：sat back into my seat意为坐回到座位上

19.答案：C

解析：句意应为：“我坐回到我的座位上，假装真地坐上了过山车。”A项意为“几乎”；B项意为“最后”，D项意为“突然”，均不合题意。

20.答案B解析：我甚至咯咯地笑了一两次。作者应该是真的笑出了声，才让邻座的手拿呕吐袋的人懊恼。做成了某事用managed to do.

语篇解读：本文记述了作者一次因开会去拉斯维加斯时，飞机因沙尘暴而延时降落，在不断延长的等待中，成人焦急、害怕，唯独不知恐惧的婴儿在享受着过山车一样的颠簸。作者也深受启发，体验了一次孩子的享受。